rejuvenatement – not retirement

I sit waiting. Orchestral music building. Gilded theatrical surroundings. Audience hushed. Clara, in white flimsy floating gown, on pointe. Drosselmeyer’s back to us. His arms outstretched dramatically. I know what is coming. The audience knows what is coming. And yet we gasp as the tree begins to increase in size, taller and taller. And our applause grows louder and louder and spirits soar higher and higher.

Today we have a surprise guest host at dVerse. Bar opens at 3 PM Boston time for haibun Monday. A haibun is prose, which cannot be fiction, followed by a haiku. My prose refers to that most magical scene in the Nutcracker when the Christmas tree grows before our eyes. Photo: best sunrise photo I’ve ever taken in Provincetown!

So glad you enjoyed, Grace. The photo is one of my favorites — I have so many sunrise and sunset photos from so many places — but this morning in Provincetown my camera really captured a spectacular moment! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed.

I tried to find a YouTube of the way I saw it…..there is always a “tree growing” scene….but the characters present at the time can vary from the mice, to Clara, to Drosselmeyer. I LOVE it when the tree grows and the music is perfect, building and building. Glad you enjoyed…and yes, this was a spectacular sunrise morning!

Glad you felt that in the poem…..I walk into every performance of the Nutcracker I’ve ever seen, waiting for the tree growing scene. I LOVE the scene! 🙂 I know it’s coming and yet I am thrilled with the anticipation and the seeing every time! 🙂

Love it. We used to play a version of the Nutcracker on long journeys – with the story told alongside it. My daughter always loved the “Rushing Dancers”! I’ve seen it a few times, and I love the anticipation you capture – you know there will be magic! Thank you for transporting me.

Exactly! The tree scene is sooooo magical! I also enjoy the moment the first snow falls on stage 🙂
My grand daughter was so enamored with the Nutcracker — she was Clara for halloween two years in a row 🙂

Exactly!!! No matter how many times I see the Nutcracker, I am always in a state of excitement and anticipation when this scene comes…and I also clap my hands with the audience in absolutely sheer delight! 🙂

Thank you Olga, for the lovely comment. Truly appreciated! It’s true….we are in Provincetown one or two weeks every year and many of the mornings I awaken to watch the sunrise. I sit on the deck, camera in hand, in anticipation. 🙂 This particular morning….I snapped at the right time and the sunrise was indeed spectacular! 🙂

Delight is an understatement, Lillian. And for me, waiting for that moment in the ballet/waiting for that incredible sunrise, perfect comparison. I will post my verbification on OLN–crazy week this week but I have so many verbs floating in my brain.